Effects of stimulation of alpha1-adrenergic and NMDA/glycine-B receptors on learning defects in aged rats

Psychopharmacology

Volumn 131, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 49-56

  Riekkinen, Minna ^a   Kemppainen, Samuli ^a   Riekkinen Jr , Paavo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EASTERN FINLAND   (Finland)

Author keywords

Aged rat; Alpha1 adrenoceptor; D cycloserine; Glycine B binding site; ST 587; Water maze

Indexed keywords

2 (2 CHLORO 5 TRIFLUOROMETHYLPHENYLIMINO)IMIDAZOLIDINE; ALPHA 1 ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR; ALPHA 1 ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR STIMULATING AGENT; CYCLOSERINE; GLYCINE; GLYCINE RECEPTOR; N METHYL DEXTRO ASPARTIC ACID RECEPTOR; PRAZOSIN; STRYCHNINE; WATER;

AGE; AMNESIA; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BINDING SITE; CONTROLLED STUDY; INTRACEREBROVENTRICULAR DRUG ADMINISTRATION; INTRAPERITONEAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; LEARNING DISORDER; MALE; MAZE TEST; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT;

AGING; ANIMALS; CLONIDINE; CYCLOSERINE; MALE; MAZE LEARNING; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; RECEPTORS, ADRENERGIC, ALPHA-1; RECEPTORS, GLYCINE; RECEPTORS, N-METHYL-D-ASPARTATE;

EID: 0030948804     PISSN: 00333158     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s002130050264     Document Type: Article

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